Lu Xiaobu was chest-attacked!
What the hell is this ghostly trick?!
Lu Xiaobu hastily turned his head to see who it was.
Great, it’s that hot pepper, Zhou Jingyuan.
"What the hell are you doing?"
Lu Xiaobu rubbed his chest and rolled his eyes.
"Just saying hi!" The little hot pepper lifted her head and said, "I learned it from you, you know."
"Hey, do you think you and I are the same?"
Lu Xiaobu said with exasperation.
"What’s the difference? If you can do it, I can too!"
Zhou Jingyuan retorted with a pout.
"Want me to teach you the second move of Dragon Claw?" Lu Xiaobu tilted his head and smiled.
Zhou Jingyuan was taken aback, there’s a second move to this ghostly technique?
"The Ultimate Dragon Claw." Lu Xiaobu snickered, reaching towards Zhou Jingyuan’s lower abdomen: "Come on, let me demo it for you. I’ll be gentle! The key is to get just the right depth! I believe you’ll get the hang of it quickly!"
Zhou Jingyuan understood instantly!
This Lu Xiaobu was playing the rogue again!
"So what do you want?"
"If you hadn’t said anything I would have forgotten." Zhou Jingyuan said: "Xiaobu, there are a few novels that are pretty good. I want to recommend them to you!"
"I don’t read romance novels."
Lu Xiaobu shook his head.
"I don’t read romance novels either, it’s the male-oriented ones."
Zhou Jingyuan pulled out her phone, opened the website, and showed Lu Xiaobu: "It’s this one on Firepower Chinese Network, by Spicy Noodles, ’Three Realms’. All very good reads and regularly updated."
"Oh, this one." Lu Xiaobu shrugged: "I’ve read it."
Not only had he read it, but he also had the author locked up in a little black room.
"Don’t be smug. With your character, Lu Xiaobu, if you’ve read it, wouldn’t you have tipped?"
Zhou Jingyuan rolled her eyes: "I’m not asking for anything, just for you to tip the author after you read it, to show some support."
"Can I be like you? You’re not short of money, I can only support the author in my own way."
Zhou Jingyuan declared with righteousness: "Go read it, tip quickly after! Let me tell you, at least an Alliance Hierarch!"
"Great, now I get it, your ’recommendation’ is basically a raid on the rich." Lu Xiaobu was speechless.
"Exactly! We’re raiding the rich. You don’t have to read it, just go tip. Remember to write down this lady’s name!" Zhou Jingyuan said with her hands on her hips.
"Hey, you’re acting like a bandit." Lu Xiaobu said in annoyance: "Why should I write your name when I tip!"
When Lu heard what Zhou Jingyuan said, he became indignant: "If you’re not going to tip, then don’t. I have other ways."
Upon hearing Zhou Jingyuan’s words, Lu Xiaobu grew interested.
What is this little hot pepper up to?
"Come everyone, pay attention here, look this way." Zhou Jingyuan walked up to the podium, tapped the desk, and asked: "How many of you are reading ’Three Realms’?"
Hearing Zhou Jingyuan’s question, the boys in the class surprisingly all raised their hands.
Lu Xiaobu was surprised.
Since when did this flop of a novel gather so many readers?
"Alright then, just now Young Master Bu here gave each of you a thousand bucks."
Zhou Jingyuan continued: "I’m not asking for much. You each put in a hundred, let’s start a betting pool on what happens next in the plot. Whoever guesses right gets to split half of the pot, and the other half we’ll tip the author, how about that?"
The students of Class Six, after hearing Zhou Jingyuan’s words, thought about it and all agreed.
"I agree, the money was a reward from Young Master Bu anyway, I haven’t tipped for reading the novel."
"I agree too, the author really has it tough, I heard it almost stopped updating at one point, but they toughed it out."
Listening to the students’ consensus, Zhou Jingyuan looked at Lu Xiaobu with satisfaction.
Hmpf, you won’t tip, I have other ways to tip.
After all, it’s your money, hehe!
Thinking thus, she began to write several choices on the podium.
"Now isn’t the protagonist being wrongly accused by the villain, and then successfully counterattacking?"
"Based on my prediction, there are probably the following developments."
"The first one, the protagonist kills his enemy in front of everyone despite others’ attempts to stop him."
"The second one, the protagonist gives face on the surface, but then kills his enemy at night."
"The third one, someone pleads for the villain, the protagonist doesn’t kill the villain, but instead breaks all his limbs."
"Do you guys have anything to add?"
Zhou Jingyuan asked after laying out the three potential plot developments.
Everyone shook their heads, indicating they had no other guesses.
Lu Xiaobu nodded secretly as he looked at the options; in fact, he had only thought of these three scenarios before seeing the answer.
It seems Zhou Jingyuan really likes this novel, huh!
None of those three answers are correct.
After all, he almost sprained his back when he first saw that plot twist unfold!
His thoughts aside, the students from Class 6 had already started placing bets.
Fifty percent of them chose the first option, while the remaining fifty percent were evenly split between the other two.
The bets were placed.
Now, less than ten minutes remained before the latest Chapter was released.
"Lu Xiaobu, aren’t you going to place a bet?" Zhou Jingyuan looked at Lu Xiaobu provocatively: "Didn’t you say you’ve read it?"
"Do you really want me to bet?"
"Of course, I’m just afraid you don’t dare."
Zhou Jingyuan’s provocation was full-on.
"Fine, but if I win, you have to agree to do something for me, deal?"
Zhou Jingyuan ground her teeth and stomped her feet in anger, knowing that Lu Xiaobu was definitely up to no good.
But after some thought, she laughed: "Okay, I agree, but your bet isn’t just one hundred yuan, it’s an Alliance Hierarch."
She was one hundred percent certain in her heart that Lu Xiaobu had definitely not read the novel.
After all, given Lu Xiaobu’s nature, if he had read it, how could he possibly not tip!
Thinking she would be intimidated?
How could that be possible?
"Brilliant!" Lu Xiaobu chuckled.
"Place your bet. You’re bound to lose!" Zhou Jingyuan was full of confidence.
"I won’t choose any of these three options; I have a new one—the villain kills the protagonist!" Lu Xiaobu said.
"Psh," Zhou Jingyuan rolled her eyes: "You’re just causing trouble! The villain killing the main character, do you think the protagonist’s halo is for nothing?"
It wasn’t just her; the students from Class 6 were all speechless.
"Young Master Bu, really, you should bet with me! Just on the first one, it’s a sure win."
"Yeah, Young Master Bu, you might be new to reading novels, but the possibility you’re suggesting can’t exist!"
"If the main character dies, what’s the point of writing the novel?"
Listening to the advice around her, Zhou Jingyuan’s eyes rolled, and with a lightning-fast motion, she quickly wrote down the option Lu Xiaobu mentioned: "Lu Xiaobu bets an Alliance Hierarch on the protagonist being killed by the villain!"
The corners of her mouth revealed a sly, fox-like smile.
Lu Xiaobu, you’re bound to lose!
Originally, if you had bet on one of those three options, I might have lost!
Seeing Zhou Jingyuan’s fait accompli, the rest of the class sighed.
Young Master Bu got duped again!
Yet, Lu Xiaobu remained silent with a smile, even beginning to imagine the scene about to unfold.
Ten minutes passed quickly.